Rick Goodale
| Rick Goodale | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rick T. Goodale[1] March 26, 1970 Denver, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Statistics current as of July 7, 2024. | |
Rick T. Goodale (born March 26, 1970) is an American professional stock car racing driver and retired police sergeant who currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 31 Toyota for Rise Motorsports.
Racing career
In 2024, it was revealed that Goodale would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series West at the double-header weekend at Irwindale Speedway, driving the No. 31 Chevrolet for Rise Motorsports.[2][3][4][5] He had previously joined the team in April of the previous year to shoot promotional footage for the race at Dover Motor Speedway before becoming a spotter for the team.[6] In the Thursday race, he set the seventeenth quickest time in the lone practice session, but did not set a qualifying time and finished in nineteenth after failing to take the start of the race.[7][8][9][10] In the Saturday race, Goodale set the slowest time in practice and qualifying, and finished fourteen laps down in sixteenth place.[11][12][13]
In 2025, Goodale was originally scheduled to participate in the pre-season test at Daytona International Speedway although he would not run after the team withdrew from the test due to them not being able to prepare their car in time before the test.[14]
Personal life
Goodale is a retired police officer and public information and communications specialist for the Gastonia, North Carolina police department.[15][16][17][18] In 2023, he was suspended without pay and later fired by the department after social media posts resurfaced of Goodale using the police departments Facebook account to harass a veteran who was arrested in October 2021.[19][20][21][22] He had previously worked for the Montgomery County Department of Police in Montgomery County, Maryland.[23][24][25]
Motorsports results
ARCA Menards Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2025 | Rise Motorsports | 31 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT 18 |
MCH | BLN | ELK | LRP | DOV | IRP | IOW | GLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | TOL | -* | -* | [26] |
ARCA Menards Series West
| ARCA Menards Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref | ||||
| 2024 | Rise Motorsports | 31 | Chevy | PHO | KER | PIR | SON | IRW 19 |
IRW 16 |
SHA | TRI | MAD | AAS | KER | PHO | 35th | 53 | [27] | ||||
References
- ↑ "GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING". Granicus. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ↑ "ARCA Menards West Series: 2024 Irwindale Doubleheader Race Preview". Kickin' the Tires. May 23, 2025.
- ↑ "PIT BOX: Irwindale doubleheader on deck for West Series across Independence Day weekend". ARCA Racing. July 7, 2024.
- ↑ "Entry list: NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame". ARCA Racing. July 7, 2024.
- ↑ "Entry list: West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame 150 presented by NAPA Auto Parts". ARCA Racing. July 7, 2024.
- ↑ "Our Team". Rise Motorsports. May 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Practice results: NAPA Auto Parts 150 pres. by West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame at Irwindale Speedway". ARCA Racing. July 7, 2024.
- ↑ "Qualifying results: NAPA Auto Parts 150 pres. by West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame at Irwindale Speedway". ARCA Racing. July 7, 2024.
- ↑ "Race results: NAPA Auto Parts 150 pres. by West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame at Irwindale Speedway". ARCA Racing. July 7, 2024.
- ↑ "ARCA WEST: Raz first behind the wall in Race 1, Hillis takes LASTCAR championship lead in Race 2 Doubleheader Race Preview". Lastcar.info. May 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Practice results: West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 pres. by NAPA Auto Parts at Irwindale Speedway". ARCA Racing. July 7, 2024.
- ↑ "Qualifying results: West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 pres. by NAPA Auto Parts at Irwindale Speedway". ARCA Racing. July 7, 2024.
- ↑ "Race results: West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150 pres. by NAPA Auto Parts at Irwindale Speedway". ARCA Racing. July 7, 2024.
- ↑ "Rise Motorsports Misses Daytona Test Due to Preparation Setbacks". Speedway Digest. May 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Gastonia hires new spokesman to help tell city's story". WSOC TV. 18 August 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Detectives Investigate Shooting of 16-Year-Old Male". City of Gastonia. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Thief gets away with $80K in jewelry from Gastonia Kohl's: Police". WCNC. 26 January 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Two 14-year-olds hurt in Gastonia shooting, police say". WCNC. 20 June 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Gastonia Police employee fired over controversial Facebook posts". WSOC TV. 26 August 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ↑ "Disabled Veteran Files Lawsuit Against Gastonia Police, Claims Civil Rights Violated". WCCB Charlotte. 3 July 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Police spokesman fired over social media comments". Yahoo! News. 24 August 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Complaint Rohrer v City of Gastonia WDNC" (PDF). UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Montgomery County Department of Police 2018 Annual Report on Crime and Safety Available Online". Montgomery County Maryland. May 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Murders of Northwest High students unsolved; police need help". WTOP. May 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Montgomery County To Outfit Police In Schools With Body Cameras". CBS News. May 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Rick Goodale – 2025 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Rick Goodale – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
External links
- Rick Goodale driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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